Test Review Flashcards
Tonsillectomy
-Contraindications
- Active infection (can spread the infection)
2. Cleft palate
Tonsillectomy
-Signs of Post Op Bleeding? ***TEST
Monitor For:
- Excessive swallowing
- Elevated pulse; decreased blood pressure
- Signs of fresh bleeding in the back of the throat
- Vomiting bright red blood
- Restlessness not associated with pain
Tonsillectomy
-Pre-Op considerations
- Assess for allergies, difficulty breathing or airway obstructions
- Assess for active infection
- Assess for loose teeth
Tonsillectomy
-How to Assess Bleeding Post Op
- Use flashlight to assess bleeding
- DO NOT use a tongue depressor
- ONLY USE STERILE EQUIPMENT
Tonsillectomy
-Post-Op Care
- Vomiting coffee grounds is common
- Don’t use red colored drink and meds that can be confused w/ blood
- Avoid citrus and carbonated drinks for 10 days
- Monitor bleeding and infection
Croup
-Caused by?
- Parainfulenza virus
Croup
-Signs & Symptoms
- Inspiratory stridor
- Harsh, bassy, barky, croupy cough
- Hoarseness
- Respiratory distress
- Fever (up to 104 F)
Croup
-Onset and Manifestations
- Often begins at night
- May be preceded by several days of symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection - Use of accessory muscles to breathe
- Frightened appearance
- Agitation
- Cyanosis
Croup
-Management
- Maintain airway
- Increased fluids
- Cool night air may relieve mucosal swelling
- Crying aggravates
- Dexamethasone
Bronchiolitis
- Inflammation of the bronchioles
- Respiratory synctial virus (RSV) is the causative agent in 50% of cases of bronchiolitis TEST
- Significant cause of hospitalization in children under 1 year of age
Bronchiolitis
-Pathophysiology
- Obstruction of bronchioles
- Infants small bronchioles obstruct easily
- Airway resistance on inspiration and expiratoin
Bronchiolitis
-Leads to?
- Gas exchange impaired
- Metabolic acidosis
- Ill during first 48-72 hrs
- Symptoms 10-14 days
Respiratory Synctial Virus (RSV)
-Statistics
- Infants usually acquire from older child or adult
- Highly communicable
- Nosocomial outbreaks in Ped’s hospitals are common
Respiratory Synctial Virus (RSV)
-How it is Transmitted?
- Contact w/ contaminated surfaces and hand to hand transmission
- Can live on skin and paper for 1 hour and cribs for 6 hours
- Contact isolation and scrupulous hand hygiene
Respiratory Synctial Virus (RSV)
-When Does it Happen?
- Annual epidemics
- Winter and early spring
- Immunity does not occur
- incidence decreases w/ age - Nearly 100% of children have RSV by age 2
Bronchiolitis/RSV
-How it Starts?
- It is usually preceded by mild upper respiratory infection
- Nasal drainage, sneezing, low-grade fever, and anorexia for several days
Bronchiolitis/RSV
-Acute Respiratory Distress Phase
- Follows upper respiratory infection
- S/S of this phase are:
- Tachypnea (60-80 breaths per min)
- Tacycardia (>140)
- wheezing, crackles, or rhonchi
- Retractions
- Cyanosis
- Either hypothermic or fever up to 105 F
Bronchiolitis/RSV
-Treatment if Hospitalized
- Cool humidified O2 with O2 sat <90%
- IV if dehydrated from tachypnea
- Head and chest at 30-40 degrees to open airway
- No antibiotics unless secondary bacterial
Bronchiolitis/RSV
-Reason for Cool, Humidified O2 for Treatment?
- Cool, humidified O2 is given to relieve dyspnea, hypoxemia, and insensible fluid loss from tachypnea
Bronchiolitis/RSV
-What Does Nasal Flaring Indicate?
- Nasal flaring is a sign of respiratory distress
- Infants have trouble breathing through mouth
- Nasal flaring is usually accompanied by extra respiratory efforts.
- Allows more air to enter as the nares flare
Bronchiolitis/RSV
-Signs of Dehydration
- Decreased Urine
- Sunken fontanels
- Weight loss
- Dry membranes
- Skin turgor
Asthma
-Definition
- A reversible obstructive airway disease characterized by
- Airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli
- Bronchospasm resulting from constriction of bronchial smooth muscle
- Inflammation and edema of mucous membranes that line small airways and subsequent accumulation of thick secretions in airways
Asthma
-Statistics
- Leading cause of acute and chronic illness in children
- Most frequent admitting diagnosis
- Incidence and death is increasing
- Prevalence of asthma is children is 9.6%
- affects 7.1 million children
Asthma
-Causes?
- Genetic and environmental factors
- Inflammatory alteration
- Underlying allergy
- More prevalent in urban areas where children are exposed to triggers
Asthma
-Immediate Reaction (Early Phase Response)
- Allergens activate IgE
- Release of histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandins
- Cause Broncho-constriction quickly
- Resolves 1-2 hrs
Asthma
-Delayed Reaction Late Phase
- Chemical mediators attract immune system cells to respiratory tract
- Inflammatory substances damage epithelial and smooth muscle cells
- Edema, mucous plugging of small airways
- Broncho-constriction for several hrs
- Can last for weeks
Asthma
-Manifestations
- Increased airway resistance and respiratory distress from mucous and narrow airways
- Difficulty EXHALING
- Wheezing heard on exhale
- Air becomes trapped –HYPERINFLATION OF ALVEOLI
Asthma
-Manifestations cont..
- Wheezing during expiratory phase is classic sign
- Dry cough
- SOB and non productive cough
- Dyspnea on exertion
- Retractions & nasal flaring
- Tachypnea
Asthma
-Triggers
- Exercise (one of the most common)
- Cold Air
- Cigarette smoke
- Cockroach droppings
- Viral infection
- Stress
Asthma
-In Infants and Young Children
- The airway in infants and young children is narrower, and respiratory distress can occur quickly
Asthma
-Symptoms Indicating Emergency
- Worsening wheeze, cough, SOB
- Difficulty breathing
- No improvement after bronchodilator use
- Trouble with walking or talking
- Listlessness, weak cry in infant; refusal to suck
- Grey or blue lips or fingernails
Asthma
-Peak Flow Meter
- Explain to the parents that a peak flow meter is a device used to monitor breathing capacity in the child w/ asthma
Otitis Media
-Definition
- Effusion and infection or blockage of the middle ear
Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
- Effusion in the middle ear that occurs suddenly and is associated with other sings of illness
Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)
-Definition
- The presence of fluid behind the tympanic membrane WITHOUT SIGNS OF INFECTION
- Often follows an episode of AOM and usually resolves in 1-3 months